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One of the similarities between Japan and India’s mechanization of the cotton industry from the 1880s to the 1930s is the production of cotton and yarn went up with the use of machines. One difference is more men worked in India than Japan. The first topic for discussion will be about how the workers in Indian and Japanese textile factories are different, (Docs: 4, 7, 8, and 10). The second grouping will discuss hand vs. machine (Docs: 1, 2, and 6.) The last topic for discussion will be about both Japan and India’s low wages (Docs: 3, 5, and 9.) An additional document that would be helpful would be one from a male worker in India. With this document we can see their point of view of working in the factory, to see if they enjoy it, or if maybe they were treated cruelly. Another beneficial document would have been from a parent of one of the female workers. This way we can see what the parents have to say about their child working in a cotton mill.

Documents 4, 7, 8, and 10 all show that the workers in textile factories are different. There is a chart (Doc 7) that compares the amount of female cotton textile workers in Japan and India. It shows that over three-fourths were women in Japan, and less than one-fourth of Indian laborers were women. Another way this document helps show the difference of workers between Japanese and Indian textile factories is that in Japan the percent of women workers slightly increases over the years 1920-1930. In India, the percent of female workers from 1909-1934 decreases, meaning women didn’t work as much in factories. Because India was so patriarchal the women’s job was to stay home and take care of the house. Document 4 is a written concern about how there are many women working in Japanese textile mills. Documents 8 and 10 both consist of a picture from a Japanese cotton mill (Doc 8), and an Indian textile mill (Doc 10). The Japanese mill (Doc 8) illustrates a couple of women working and two or three men just sitting there...

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There are some definite similarities and differences in the mechanization of the cotton industry of India
and Japan starting from 1880s to 1930s. The documents show how the peasant workers wages are low
in both Japan and India but the men in India were predominant to women in Japan and an increase
production of using machine manufactures verses handloom weavers in both Japan and India.
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
ANALYSIS
OF
“the INDIAN COTTON INDUSTRY”
SUBMITTED TO:
PROF. SWAHA SHOME
SUBMITTED BY:
KUMAR SHIVENDRA 10BSP0704
PRAVESH KUMAR KHANDELWAL 10BSP1160
SUMIT PAUL 10BSP0529
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Introduction:
Cotton, often referred as "White gold" has been in cultivation in India for more than five thousand years.
Cotton textiles count among the oldest industries in India. One can follow it back to the times of Indus Valley Civilization, when cotton fabrics of India were in great demand even in the countries of Europe and West Asia. It used to be a cottage or village industry during those times. The spinning wheel comprised its only machine- simple but exceedingly inventive. The modern textile industry in India first began at Fort Gloster near Kolkata in early 19th century. But it in reality made a head start in Mumbai in the year 1854 when a cotton textile mill was set up there exclusively out of Indian funds.
The cotton textile industry in India provides livelihood to farmers, and workers...